Delhi unlock 2.0 news: Today's updates

As the Central and state governments allow phase-wise relaxation in curbs to get the life up and running again following over two months of lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
* Update at 9.50am: Active Covid-19 cases stand at 5,45,318 with 10,57,805 people having recovered so far, says Union health ministry.
* Update at 9.45am: Biggest one-day spike of 55,078 cases push India's Covid-19 tally to 16,38,870; death toll reaches 35,747 with 779 new fatalities
* Hotels to open from Aug 1, gyms decision next week
After more than four months, hotels in Delhi are going to be thrown open for receiving guests. The Delhi government on Thursday decided to allow normal functioning of hotels and hospitality services from August 1 under Unlock 3. An order to this effect with a detailed standard operating procedure is likely to be issued on Friday.
* Sealed zones to be ‘freed’ after 14 days
In a major relief to people living in the 694 sealed zones in the capital, the Union health ministry reduced the containment period to 14 days after the discharge of the last confirmed positive case instead of the current 28.
* Active Covid cases down, action against violators up
The number of active Covid-19 cases in Delhi is at a two-month low and Covid beds are lying empty. While the cases seem to have plateaued, Delhi government is still in no mood to take any chances.
* 4 panels to inspect 11 hospitals to curb coronavirus deaths
Delhi government on Thursday constituted four committees of experts to inspect 11private and government Covid-designated healthcare facilities and give recommendations on steps required to be taken at each hospital to further reduce deaths, besides betterment of patients care services.
* Frontline healthcare workers may get vaccine first; no final decision taken yet
Who should get the Covid-19 vaccine first, once it is available? This topic is already being discussed among the policymakers in the government, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Thursday. He said there is no final decision yet though. Outside the government, Bhushan said, emerging consensus is that the healthcare workers have the best claim. “It will then demonstrate that the society and the nation is in a position to record its appreciation of the work that these front line healthcare workers have done and it will also eventually avoid shortage of healthcare workers,” Bhushan said.